Recipe Cupboard – Beef & Barley Soup – Western Montana Area VI Agency on Aging

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless chuck roast trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 1/2 cups carrots cut thin
• 1 1/2 cups celery thinly sliced
• 2/3 cup onion chopped
• 10-12 mushrooms sliced
• 2 tablespoons beef base
• 8-10 cups water
• 1or 2 large bay leaves
• 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic